Hello,
I’ve been interested to read the posts on this topic. I responded off list to Andy initially but thought I should share here as well in case it’s of relevance to anyone else.
We're in a similar position to Andy in that we have been using Campus Pack for ePortfolios but are looking for alternatives. We want a solution that has a couple features that Campus Pack has such as customisable templates (with multiple pages) and an easy way to create one per student.
We would also love to be able to pull some data out of the portfolios in the form of reports which is something we cannot do with Campus Pack.
We think we can accomplish this with WordPress and are running a pilot with it this year. It’s nice that it’s open source and it also has the added advantage of being easy for students to take away with them and carry on using if they so desire and provides a great opportunity for everyone using it to get familiar with a commonly used website platform (transferable skills and digital literacies).
At the moment we're going with external hosting by WPEngine which is by affordable and has been trouble free. There is also a great community called WPMU Devs which provides a paid support service and includes a powerful set of plugins.
We have it integrated with active directory for login so there is no need for separate accounts which was one of our requirements. We don't have any in house expertise with backend WordPress Development but have found we can do everything we need with the UI and plugins so far, but since WordPress is open source and so widely used I feel confident that it wouldn't be too hard to get some custom development work done if we need it.
Anyone else have experience using WordPress for ePortfolios?
Take care,
Ben
From: Blackboard/Courseinfo userslist [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mark Gamble
Sent: 17 November 2015 10:11
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Subject: Re: Finding an institutuional ePortfolio Solution
We have used PebblePad for many years. It integrates well with Bb using an LTI plugin. It also allows students to keep their accounts after graduating, for life....... free! Pebble has released a version of the system that uses HTML5 in the USA with one or two early adopters out there. We're hoping for HTML 5 next year. It's either as simple or as sophisticated as you want, but it requires ideological and practical investment from staff to understand well.
Regards,
Mark
Mark Gamble FHEA
Head of Learning Technology, University of Bedfordshire, Park Square, Luton, LU1 3JU
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From: Blackboard/Courseinfo userslist <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Boon, Chris <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: 16 November 2015 15:15
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Subject: Re: Finding an institutuional ePortfolio Solution
Hi Andy,
We’re finding an increasing need for a portfolio system, particularly in Education and Teaching courses; at the moment we’re using the in-built Blackboard one, which is fine for the basics, but it doesn’t take long to get to the edge of the functionality, or find the rough edges. It’s very good how it integrates with the other Blackboard tools (Assignments), but I just wish it was a bit smoother to use, and a bit more feature-rich…now when will the ‘enhanced portfolios’ (MyEDU) finally reach the UK market?
Chris
From: Blackboard/Courseinfo userslist [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Andrew Raistrick
Sent: 13 November 2015 10:36
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Subject: Finding an institutuional ePortfolio Solution
Hi Folks,
Apologies for cross-posting.
We are currently undergoing a review of our institutional ePortfolio solution (Campus Pack)
I would be really keen to hear from anybody who has an institutional solution and would be willing to share their experience and view with us.
Specifically, we are looking for institutions with implementations of:
PebblePad
Mahara
SharePoint
Google Sites
In-house developed
If you are willing to let us talk to you, please email me off the User Group at [log in to unmask] to save cluttering everybody’s inbox.
With Many Thanks in advance.
Andy
Andy Raistrick BSc(Hons), MSc, CMALT
Senior Computing Officer, Learning Technologies
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